Australian batsman Usman Khawaja could potentially at the crease of Northline Oval this as part of an A Series tournament to be announced by NT Cricket this week. Picture: MARK EVANS.Source: News Limited

NT Cricket is set to announce an international cricket tournament to be played in the Top End midyear.

The tournament, featuring Australia ‘A’ and as many as three other international ‘A’ sides, will be played on at least three Darwin grounds including TIO Stadium, Northline Oval at Palmerston and Tracy Village Oval.

The last international cricket match held in Darwin was a one-day international between Australia and Bangladesh at TIO Stadium in September, 2008, with Alice Springs’ TIO Traeger Park Oval hosting an England tour match against the Cricket Australia Chairman’s XI in November.

Tracy Village Cricket Club president Danny Harrison said that NT Cricket had been in contact with him about the usage of his club’s oval ­sometime around the mid-­season of the 2014 Darwin and District Cricket Competition, but said that he was unsure on the details.

“I was informed there was going to be some sort of tournament or carnival here, assuming everything goes to plan,” he said.

“They didn’t tell us how long they’d need it for or anything like that.”

NT Cricket president Dr Bruce Walker was coy about the announcement.

“You should try cricket Australia for any news on International cricket in the Territory as they are the ones who set up the program,” Dr Walker said.

“Anytime we can get international visitors into Alice Springs or Darwin it is good for cricket and good for the territory.